A/HRC/37/L.59 United Nations General Assembly Distr.: Limited 21 March 2018 Original: English Human Rights Council Thirty-seventh session 26 February–23 March 2018 Agenda item 3 Promotion and protection of all human rights, civil, political, economic, social and cultural rights, including the right to development Cuba, Egypt, Pakistan, Philippines, Russian Federation,* South Africa, Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of): amendment to draft resolution A/HRC/37/L.41 37/… Contribution to the implementation of the joint commitment to effectively addressing and countering the world drug problem with regard to human rights 1. Ninth preambular paragraph Delete the paragraph. 2. Eleventh preambular paragraph The paragraph should read Considering that the General Assembly has reaffirmed the need to strengthen cooperation between the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime and other United Nations entities, within their respective mandates, in their efforts to support Member States in the implementation of international drug control treaties in accordance with applicable human rights obligations and to promote protection of and respect for human rights and the dignity of all individuals in the context of drug programmes, strategies and policies, * State not a member of the Human Rights Council. GE.18-04397(E) 